British Columbia, Canada
I'm Mark, founder of the Open Web Mind, a protocol for shared human intelligence, launching in 2024. Concepts are connected in the Open Web Mind in the same way as in the neural networks of the human brain. You’ll be able to flow from concept to concept in a way that’s more like thinking than reading. It’s not artificial intelligence, it’s human intelligence. Creators will use it to generate extraordinary content. Coders will use it to build extraordinary products. Eventually, everyone will use it to search, discover and think. The Open Web Mind is an open protocol that anyone can follow. It can be implemented with free software that anyone can copy, study and adapt, for any purpose. Welcome to humanity’s mind.
The Open Web Mind is a protocol for shared human intelligence. Concepts are connected in the Open Web Mind in the same way as in the neural networks of the human brain. You’ll be able to flow from concept to concept in a way that’s more like thinking than reading. It’s not artificial intelligence, it’s human intelligence. Creators will use it to generate extraordinary content. Coders will use it to build extraordinary products. Eventually, everyone will use it to search, discover and think. The Open Web Mind is an open protocol that anyone can follow. It can be implemented with free software that anyone can copy, study and adapt, for any purpose. Welcome to humanity’s mind.
Working on special projects, bridging R&D and the wider company, including driving major new product features, prototyping new product directions, and patenting data analysis and visualization inventions
Gathering input from the whole company on product features, advocating for these features, collaborating with the design team on the user experience and graphics, writing definition documents, working with the development team to facilitate implementation and with the test team to create effective test scripts Playing a key role in the conception and development of a mobile-first, massively scalable new product to bring the same group communication experience from the high-service K-12 education market to a wider market Leading teams including the Test, Release and Technical Support team, the Data Analysis and Visualization team, the User Experience team and the Ninja Development team Inventing and prototyping algorithms and visualizations, and working with patent attorneys to write and file patents
Developing advanced web-based systems using HTML, CSS, Javascript, jQuery, Prototype, Scriptaculous, Flash, PHP, MySQL and Apache Creating interactive infographics, a personalized map generator, a Flash-based guide to local shops and services, and web sites for small businesses Completing a contract to develop a web-based system to monitor cancer drug access across Canada, in collaboration with physicians and researchers, and taking sole responsibility for design, testing, documentation and release
Working in a small team of developers to release an innovative radio-frequency system for the real-time location of assets in factories and warehouses Designing and implementing a web-based interface including real-time site plan graphics, simple hardware configuration and interactive health monitoring Developing middleware for processing XML messages from hardware devices and generating SQL queries to manage data in a SQL Server database Conceiving, implementing and proving advanced 3D locating algorithms Taking responsibility for the software release process, including unit testing, integration testing, installation, internal documentation and user manual Advising the CTO on the future development of the product after consultation with partners and potential customers
Working as a senior developer of scientific simulation software for the photonics industry, while supervising and training other developers Leading the development of two ground-breaking products, CrystalWave and OmniSim, that came to account for more than half of Photon Design sales Taking responsibility for complete development life cycle, including design, specification, coding, testing, documentation, release and support Designing and implementing a highly intuitive graphical user interface that was repeatedly cited by customers as a principal factor in purchasing decisions Implementing advanced application features such as command-line interface, user-defined variables, multiple-level undo and distributed processing Working with colleagues in sales and technical support to resolve customer issues and develop solutions to satisfy specific customer requirements Introducing a version control system and procedures for code maintenance and release, with a record of releasing robust, bug-free software to tight deadlines